Greco-Christian stream·Pistis Sophia·First Book — Post-Resurrection Discourses·Chapter 24
Mary questioneth him again
I give thee trouble questioning thee
Source context
- Theme
- Hierarchical ordering of light-emanations and the Treasury of Light within the Aeons
- Soul-faculty
- Consciousness Soul
Steiner
not engaged in the GA corpus
Cross-tradition
- Neoplatonism (Plotinus, Enneads)The procession of Intellect from the One and its hierarchical self-differentiation into successive hypostases exhibits cross-tradition congruence with the Pistis Sophia's graded emanation of light-powers descending from the Treasury of Light.
- Kabbalistic Atziluth / Sefirot doctrineThe Kabbalistic ordering of the Sefirot as channels of divine light descending through successive worlds shows cross-tradition congruence with the Gnostic schema of Aeons as discrete, ranked receptacles of the primal light.
- Vedantic Kosha doctrineThe Vedantic teaching of nested sheaths (koshas) enveloping the Atman as progressively denser expressions of Brahman presents cross-tradition congruence with the Gnostic concentric Aeon-structure surrounding the Treasury of Light.
Chapter 24
CHAPTER 24
Mary questioneth him again.It came to pass then, when Jesus had finished saying these words unto his disciples, that Mary, the fair in her discourse and the blessed one, came forward, fell at the feet of Jesus and said: "My Lord, suffer me that I speak before thee, and be |34. not wroth with me, if oft I give thee trouble questioning thee."
The Saviour, full of compassion, answered and said unto Mary: "Speak the word which thou willest, and I will reveal it to thee in all openness."
Mary answered and said unto Jesus: "My Lord, in what way will the souls have delayed themselves here outside, and in what type will they be quickly purified?"